Thursday, July 30

USAC to vote on adding fee increase referendum to election ballot

The undergraduate student government will vote Tuesday on whether to add a referendum to the spring election ballot that would raise quarterly student fees by $3 to increase funding for student group activities. Read more...

Photo: The Undergraduate Students Association Council plans to vote Tuesday on whether to add a fee increase referendum to the spring election ballot. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)




The Bruin Experiment fosters passion for science at underserved schools

Twelve-year-old William Trimble listed off coding languages that he learned himself as other students tested their experiments around the classroom. Some were rubbing balloons on their heads to test for electricity and others were building solar ovens to make s’mores. Read more...

Photo: Members of The Bruin Experiment club worked with middle school students to devise science experiments during a recent school visit. (Meghan Hodges/Daily Bruin)




Phase one of Engineering VI complex scheduled to open

A new engineering facility geared toward green energy and nanotechnology research will open on Thursday after undergoing construction since 2012. The 60,000-square-foot facility represents phase one of Engineering VI, which will replace the old Engineering 1A building that was knocked down in 2011 to make room for a more modernized facility. Read more...

Photo: A new engineering facility, phase one of the Engineering IV complex (above), will open on Thursday after undergoing construction since 2012. (UCLA)